This week's European downloads - January 11 (Furi, Super Meat Boy and more)

Furi (The Game Bakers) - €19.99/£17.99
Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword fighting and dual-stick shooting game. Feel the tension and adrenaline of one-on-one duels against deadly adversaries: you will need absolute focus and skill to defeat each of the guardians. Do you have what it takes to reach the last gate? Boss design by Takashi Okazaki. Original soundtrack by Carpenter Brut, Danger and more!

Super Meat Boy (BlitWorks) - €12.99/£11.99
Super Meat Boy is a tough-as-nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who's trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux.

Our meaty hero will leap from walls, over seas of buzz saws, through crumbling caves and pools of old needles. Sacrificing his own well-being to save his damsel in distress. Super Meat Boy brings the old-school difficulty of classic titles and streamlines them down to the essential straightforward twitch reflex platforming.

Ramping up in difficulty, from hard to soul-crushing, SMB will drag Meat Boy though haunted hospitals, salt factories and even hell itself. And if 300+ single player levels weren't enough, SMB also throws in epic boss fights, tons of unlockable secrets, warp zones and hidden characters.

And now coming first to Nintendo Switch is a brand new way to play Super Meat Boy with your friends. Introducing "RACE MODE"! In this 2-player split-screen race, friends (or enemies) can compete against each other through individual chapters, randomized levels, or the entire game! Choose light world, dark world, or both and have at it. Side effects may include hubris and schadenfreude.

The Escapists 2 (Team17 Digital) - €19.99/£19.99
Bust out anywhere, with anyone on the Nintendo Switch. Team up with another inmate for local two player split screen mode, taking a Joy-Con each to either team up to break out, or work against one another to determine who’s the quickest convict to make an escape.

Risk it all to breakout from the toughest prisons in the world. Explore the biggest prisons yet, with multiple floors, roofs, vents and underground tunnels. You’ll have to live by the prison rules, attending roll call, doing prison jobs and following strict routines; all the while secretly engineering your bid for freedom! Your prison escape antics will take you from the frosty Fort Tundra, to a train hurtling through the desert, and even to the final frontier!

Experience a new kind of Pokémon battle in Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch. In this intense fighting game, Pokémon appear more lifelike than ever before, with amazing graphics and smooth, fluid movements.

Developed in collaboration with The Pokémon Company and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, the developers behind the legendary fighting series TEKKEN, Pokkén Tournament DX brings tight gameplay and incredible control to never-before-seen battles between Pokémon. The gameplay is designed to be enjoyed by a wide range of people – even those who have never played a fighting game or an action game before can easily pick it up and play!

Dragon Quest Builders demo (Nintendo) - Free
The goddess Rubiss has spoken – and you have been chosen. Dragon Quest Builders is destined for Nintendo Switch.

The game is a big hit in Japan, mixing the fun of building with an overarching story and the combat of an action-RPG. You’ll master the art of construction, build your own towns however you want, defend them from monsters, and rescue townsfolk in need. Succeed and you may just rebuild Alefgard, the very same world where the series began.

A separate free build mode allows you to build to your heart’s content with unlimited resources. And a Nintendo Switch exclusive Great Sabrecub will boost your speed and grant you special material by defeating enemies.

CONTENTS
• Action: Aim and hit with a variety of weapons and magic!
• Construction: Build your own castle complete with walls, shields, towers, cannons, catapults or mighty mages!
• Defence: Turn your Scottish Moorhuhn clan's residence into the most impregnable fortress in the Highlands!
• Progression: Upgrade your castle and weapons by up to 18 levels!
• Single-player: Pursue the evil Clan Chief and defeat him in epic battles!
• Multiplayer*: Compete against players from around the world and win gold and trophies.
• Live duels*: Challenge your friends directly and fight for glory... and gold!
• Looting*: Try to secretly rob other players.
• Recognition*: Let everyone see what you've got in the high-score table.

*Multiplayer: COMING SOON! Join the battlefield now, start building up your castle and developing the best strategy, and you will get a FREE Feature Pack with several multiplayer options in spring 2018.

Never Stop Sneakin' (Humble Hearts) - €12.99/£11.69
Can you believe it? That madman, Amadeus Guildenstern, just traveled through time and kidnapped all the U.S. Presidents! Yes, all of them! Even the bad ones! If you're going to fix history, you'll need the help of the world's most elite stealth operatives: The Department of Sneakin'.

Infiltrate the enemy base, avoid their patrols, and hack their systems to gain valuable intel. Build your Sneakin' HQ, and figure out how to stop Guildenstern's time-traveling scheme!

- Classic tactical sneakin' action, rendered with only the finest polygons.
- Unlock new characters, weapons, and perks to aid you in your mission.
- Fight incredible bosses, including the evil Dr. Acula (probably a vampire) and Vice President Helicopter (who is a helicopter).
- Dynamic infiltration system generates new layouts every mission. Never sneak through the same base twice!
- Multiple control options to customize your sneakin' experience!

Black the Fall (SandSailorStudio) - €14.90/£11.99 (€13.41/£10.79 until January 23)
After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from the oppressive grasp of the Communist regime. Through hidden passages, shadow and grief, he struggles. Ingenuity, reflexes and deception are his tools. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned little robot. Could they escape this bleak and deadly world, together?

• Unravel the puzzles buried within the oppressive atmosphere of a dystopian dictatorship
• Harness the power of a stolen designator tool to manipulate both man and machine
• Befriend a lonely lost robot and earn its loyal companionship
• Take your shot at overthrowing a Communist State inspired by real world events

Energy Invasion (EvgeniyKolpakov) - €2.99/£2.69
Energy Invasion - an arcade game inspired by the classic Breakout. Unlike the original game, your ball does not break blocks on its own, but can launch missiles in a chosen direction.

ACA NEOGEO ART OF FIGHTING 2 (HAMSTER) - €6.99/£6.29
"ART OF FIGHTING 2" is a fighting game released by SNK in 1994. Twelve fighters compete to be crowned as the strongest one in the “King of Fighters” ultimate fighting championship.

New mechanics such as the revamped “Rage Guage”, the addition of both weak and strong attacks, and a landing recovery mechanic mean that battles are even more intense than in the previous title!.

The "ACA NEOGEO" series has faithfully reproduced many classic NEOGEO masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.

Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Of Mice and Sand (ARC SYSTEM WORKS) - €9.99/£8.99
"Of MICE and SAND -REVISED-" puts you in charge of a desert craft and its rodent crew. Brave an alien planet, and turn your squeaking subordinates into first-class shipmates, all in the name of adventure!

- Navigate the dunes in search of treasures!
Intriguing items await your discovery in the scorching sands.
Steer your ship from settlement to settlement, filling it with riches.

- Craft items to boost your success rate!

Not many people know, but mice are master crafters!

After adding a factory, workbench, lab, and other such rooms to your ship, you can turn your scavenged materials into rarer items and make food for your mice.

Sell crafted items at settlements to raise funds for more thrilling adventures!

- Construct a multitude of rooms, and power up!

Create more than just rooms for crafting: Add sleeping quarters so your crew can catch some Zs, or even a jukebox to give them a boost. And if any hostiles block your path, the machine gun will make them wish they'd stayed home.

Utilize crafted items to build a variety of rooms and enhance your ship.

- Encounter surprises in the desert!
On your trek, you may come across an oasis, perfect for replenishing your water supply, or befriend a fallen mouse in need of aid. And who knows? You may even find some precious items in crashed spaceships!

- New events, maps, and foes!
"Of MICE and SAND -REVISED-" is full of brand-squeaking new discoveries!
And did you hear? There are rumors of snowfall at the desert's edge.
What events and enemies await...?!

Azkend 2: The World Beneath (10tons) - €7.99/£6.99
Enjoy amazing match-three gameplay and discover one of the most astonishing worlds ever imagined.

While traveling from Liverpool to New York, your ship was pulled down into a massive maelstrom. You woke up in a place that may never have been gazed upon by the eyes of men. From now on, your goal is to ascend from the center of the Earth and find your way back to civilization.

Azkend 2 is a casual match-three puzzle game with more than 60 levels of impeccably polished gameplay. Discover and equip more than a dozen unique powerups, and complete hidden object minigames on your journey.

FEATURES
- Magnificently polished match-three puzzle gameplay
- Beautifully illustrated storyline with hidden object minigames
- Cinematic soundtrack by Jonathan Geer
- More than 60 levels in the Story Mode
- Three game modes; Adventure, Time and Medals

Forma.8 Demo (MixedBag) - Free
forma.8 is a unique take on the proven Metroidvania action-adventure formula, with a striking visual style and a huge world to explore.

As the small exploration probe forma.8 you're stranded alone on the surface of an alien planet. Separated from your companions by accident you have a life or death mission to accomplish: find and recover a lost, powerful energy source before it's too late. Ancient civilisations, great perils and dystopian visions await you. And not everything is what it seems...

IMPLOSION Demo (Flyhigh Works) - Free
"IMPLOSION" is a Sci-Fi Hack and Slash game where the protagonist fights against enemies known as XADA using WM-Ⅲ(WarMech-3) battle suits.

The story：
20 years after the fall of Earth, the remaining survivors of the human race once again face the threat of extinction from an unknown life form known as XADA.

The humans developed a countermeasure technology, creating a series of battle suits through a program dubbed the War-Mech III. Ride the "Avalon", one of the deadliest battle suits made and defend your people!

Gameplay：
Implosion is a hack and slash action game. Clear each stage of the game to move forward. Combine two action controls (slash attack and heavy blow) to destroy your enemies.

Breakout Defense 2 (nuGAME) - €6.99/£5.99
Breakout Defense is a breakout game for one or two players. Play single player against the AI and aim for a high score or two player mode competing against a friend. Supports Off-TV Play mode.

Jot Family Robot Racer (Cooply) - €5.99/£4.99
JOLT is a fast paced, racing party game. The game at its core is a competitive platformer thatst a friend.n controls (slash attack and heavy blow) to destroy your enemies.le suits made and defend your people!ost, powerful energy source before it's too late an array of different objects in the environment; your goal is to outperform or outright sabotage the other racers. Eliminated players are down but not out through the use of the VOID, a random Sabotage Power-Up that allows players to initiate revenge and change the outcome of the race!

The JOLT is a player's primary utility to winning the race. It has 3 stages of charge, each one taking longer to store but each allowing you to shoot considerably further. If the player can time its use correctly; they can use it just before a curve to shoot up a wall or JOLT through an obstacle. Many short cuts in the levels are JOLT dependent.

Once eliminated, a player has the opportunity to execute the VOID. After punching in the correct sequence, the VOID player is gifted a random Power-Up to inflict mass-disruption to the existing racers.

The game features multiple Game Modes; Racer is the standard and most game modes are based off this, such as Light Mode (where the level is dark and the leading player has a light attached to them).